Intervention to improve antibiotic use in the community

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Antibiotic prescription and antibiotic dispensation by health professionals; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN11636045
• Lead Sponsor: Instituto de Salud Carlos III

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2023-12-31
• Study Start: 2024-06-12
• Last Update Posted: 24 June 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 627

Inclusion Criteria

Primary care physicians and community pharmacists

Exclusion Criteria

Does not meet the inclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The number of monthly DHDs (the defined daily dose (DDD) per 1,000 inhabitants per day (DHD)) of each sanitary health area measured using pharmaceutical billing data and consumption data obtained from sales in pharmacies each month in the 12 months following the intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption (ESAC) indicators: ratio of the consumption of broad-spectrum (J01 (CR+DC+DD+(F-FA01))) to the consumption of narrow-spectrum penicillins, cephalosporins and macrolides (J01(CE+DB+FA01)), measured using pharmaceutical billing data and consumption data obtained from sales in pharmacies each month in the 12 months following the intervention.